I cannot believe I'm here, a most magical place. In honor of a "milestone" birthday DD arranged for family and friends to join us in Copper Mountain, CO for a week long celebration of reunion, friendship and birthday fun. The private home was phenomenal located within a ski in/ski out property, it was wonderful with family and close friends it was beyond anything I could have imagined.
How do you like this imaginative birthday throne? Isn't it wild! The brain child of a close friend who knew the birthday queen would love to hold court in style. The scenery from this home's many balconies was amazing and ever changing. We enjoyed Indian Summer, Fall and Winter all in the same week. It was glorious.
At over 9700 ft, this Gray Jay and Steller's Jay are very much at home in the high altitude and they are huge! We put out sunflower seed to attract them though they were happy to eat bread too. About 3 days into the week we had snowfall and the slopes were littered with snow making equipment to go along with the colder temps. I had never seen these in operation before--very interesting. I think the top summit in Copper is over 12,000 ft. We were definitely affected by the thinner air even though we live at around 6300 ft, it really made a difference.
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We went into nearby Frisco for the birthday dinner and naturally we had to make a stop at Sarah's of Breckenridge Needlepoint store. It's a lovely shop and Sarah is always stitching something superb. Be sure to save time to visit this fun shop. DD picked out these two lovely Sharon G's canvases as Sarah was unpacking from a recent show. As a gift, I also received a new K's creations metal floor stand. Love it!
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How do you like this imaginative birthday throne? Isn't it wild! The brain child of a close friend who knew the birthday queen would love to hold court in style. The scenery from this home's many balconies was amazing and ever changing. We enjoyed Indian Summer, Fall and Winter all in the same week. It was glorious.We played Mahjongg, cards and I stitched.The bird population alone was captivating providing hours of relaxation.
We went into nearby Frisco for the birthday dinner and naturally we had to make a stop at Sarah's of Breckenridge Needlepoint store. It's a lovely shop and Sarah is always stitching something superb. Be sure to save time to visit this fun shop. DD picked out these two lovely Sharon G's canvases as Sarah was unpacking from a recent show. As a gift, I also received a new K's creations metal floor stand. Love it!
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Happy birthday! There's no better way to celebrate than with family and SharonG canvases. I hope you use your new floor stand for decades to come and that you never forget what a wonderful birthday this was.
ReplyDeleteJane, waving from CH
Happy Birthday!!!!!
ReplyDeleteFrisco???? We used to go fishing there when I was a kid, way back in the last century. What a surprise to see that little place (or is it a huge resort now?) mentioned in a needlepoint blog.
ReplyDeleteI have a K's floor stand frame and it is great. Very light weight and come right up into your lap.
Yes Frisco is a charming town now. Not very big but with just enough good restaurants and shops to enjoy. Closer than Breckenridge with more available parking too. Lucky you to have experienced it's beauty when you were a child. I do love the K's floor stand, it has more flexibility than my System 4 which I've always liked too. Thanks for visiting today.
ReplyDeleteYes Jane, I do believe I will remember this special birthday always. Thanks for commenting, it's always good to hear from you!
ReplyDeleteMary, Happy Belated Birthday to you too. Hope your day was all you hoped it would be. See you soon.
Hi Madonna,
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
Around here we call those Magic Birthdays, which are those that end in a 0! :-)
Loved all of the pictures especially of the scenery.
The Birthday chair is a Hoot! LOL!
This looks kind of like the HGTV dream home. Just beautiful!!!
Let us know what you think of the K's floor frame. Enquiring stitching minds want to know. :-)
Cynthia
Windy Meadow
What a fabulous way to spend a milestone birthday! There is something truly incredible about hanging out in the mountains. It sounds like you had an awesome time :)
ReplyDeleteI will have to check out Sarah's again the next time we make it out to CO. I visited the shop a few years ago (before I discovered canvas and was mostly doing cross stitch). It was quite a beautiful shop. Lucky you to receive the floor stand as a gift :)
Lucky indeed. I am very pleased with the floor stand, there's been some chatter on the ANG list about the K's vs Lowry, but I'm very satisfied with it and know K's has great customer service. Your photo looks awesome too. Hope you get back to CO one of these days, don't forget to visity Diversions Needlepoint in Denver. It's amazing too. Thanks so much for visiting today. Madonna
ReplyDeleteAdding my Happy Birthday too! Love the Sharon G canvases! It sounds like you had a great time!
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